Skip to main content
Global Edition
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Jacob Blake demonstrations continue into the night

Credit: KTXL
Duration: 02:08s 0 shares 1 views

Jacob Blake demonstrations continue into the night
Jacob Blake demonstrations continue into the night
Eric Rucker reports

THAN WHAT WE SAW HERE EARLIERAND THEN EVENTUALLY MARCHINGAS WE SAID THE JAIL AND INTOTHE STATE CAPITOL ITSELF.ACCORDING TO THE SACRAMENTOPOLICE DEPARTMENT WE'RELOOKING AT ABOUT A 150 TO 200PEOPLE.

MANY OF THEM OUT NOWDRESSED IN BLACK THE SPEAKINGHAS ALREADY BEGUN HERE AND THELADY ON STAGE TELLING PEOPLEIF YOU ARE AFRAID TO GETARRESTED.

IF YOU ARE AFRAID TOGET BEAT MY POLICE THEY GETBACK IN YOUR CAR.

THIS IS THEGROUP THAT HAS MANY BUSINESSESIN THE AREA CONCERNED ABOUTWHAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT HAPPENA LITTLE BIT LATER ON THISEVENING, LET'S GO AHEAD ANDROLL THE VIDEO IF WE WILL IKNOW WE SENT BACK ON NOT ONLYVIDEO THE PROTESTERS EARLIER,BUT WE ALSO SEND BACK VIDEOBUSINESSES BOARDING UP THEWINDOWS TO LOCAL SHOPSPECIFICALLY ON THE JAYSTREET.

WE ALSO NOT TOO LONGAGO EARLIER THIS BEFORE THATOTHER GROUP OF PROTESTERS WASDOWN WITH THEIR CAUGHT UP WITHAN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A MAYORSTEINBERG AND OTHER PEOPLE WHOHAPPENED TO BE OUT IN THISAREA, THOSE INDIVIDUALS, NOTHAPPY WITH THE MAYORS OFPOLICIES, HERE'S SOME OF THATBACK AND FORTH.WE WILL STAY TUNED, CAME TOTHE PROTEST I CAME BUT WHEN ISAW THAT IT WAS A RELATIVELYSMALL CROWD AND THERE WAS ALOT OF PRES.

I DELIBERATELYCHOSE NOT TO COME BECAUSE IDID NOT WANT TO AS THE MAYORBECOME THE CENTER OF ATTENTIONFORAND AGAIN THAT GROUP OFPEOPLE MUCH SMALLER THAN WHATYOU SEE AT CESAR CHAVEZ PLAZARIGHT NOW AGAIN THE SACRAMENTOPOLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING ABOUTA 150 YEAR PEOPLE ARE SO IFNOT MORE CURRENTLY GATHEREDHERE.

WE ANTICIPATE THEM TOBEGIN MARCHING A RELATIVELYSOON WE CAN ALSO TELL YOU THATBEHIND HIM YOU CAN FLIP AROUNDREAL QUICKLY THAT IS THEOLDEST CITY HALL IN BEHINDTHAT THE NEWER CITY HALL INBETWEEN THOSE 2 BUILDINGS.MANY POLICE VEHICLES,INCLUDING AN ARMORED VEHICLEWITH POLICE WE WILL BE STAYINGHERE DOWNTOWN AREA FINDING OUTEXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE GOINGAND WHEN IF ANYTHING HAPPENSTHIS EVENING.

WE OF COURSE,WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.

WEARE LIVE AT CESAR CHAVEZPLAZA, I'M ERIC ROCKER FOX 40NEWS.ERIC.

THANK YOU THE LNULIGHTNING COMPLEX IS NOW THESECOND LARGEST FIRE IN

You might like

Related news coverage

Advertisement